EL转染试剂转染食管鳞癌细胞的条件优化

该文探讨了关于EL转染试剂转染Hsa-miR-6743质粒至食管鳞癌细胞转染效果的影响因素.以食管鳞癌细胞株Eca-109、TE-1和Eca-9706为研究对象,GFP标记的Hsa-miR-6743为报告基因,通过倒置荧光显微镜检测荧光信号优化转染试剂和质粒比值.结果表明,食管鳞癌细胞的种类影响EL转染试剂的转染效果,...     

单细胞基因组测序技术新进展及其在生物医学中的应用

随着单细胞基因组测序技术的建立与发展,对细胞基因组特征的分析进入了单细胞水平。单细胞的基因组分辨率不但使研究人员能够在单细胞尺度上分析肿瘤细胞的异质性,也使得传统上难以检测的稀有细胞的基因组研究成为可能。这些稀有细胞往往具有重要的生物学意义或临床价值,如癌症患者血液中循环肿瘤细胞(circulatingtumorcell,CTC)的基因组检测或三代试管婴儿植入前胚胎细胞的遗传缺陷诊断与筛查(preimplantation genetic diagnosis/screening, PGD/PGS)。本文总结了近年来发展的各种单细胞基因组扩增技术及其优缺点,并介绍了单细胞基因组测序技术在肿瘤生物学和临床检测中的应用,以期为单细胞基因组测序技术在临床检测中应用开发提供参考。     

IAPs Regulate Distinct Innate Immune Pathways to Co-ordinate the Response to Bacterial Peptidoglycans

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A second Warburg-like effect in cancer metabolism: The metabolic shift of glutamine-derived nitrogen

Carbon and nitrogen are essential elements for life. Glucose as a carbon source and glutamine as a nitrogen source are important nutrients for cell proliferation. About 100 years ago, it was discovered that cancer cells that have acquired unlimited proliferative capacity and undergone malignant evolution in their host manifest a cancer-specific remodeling of glucose metabolism (the Warburg effect). Only recently, however, was it shown that the metabolism of glutamine-derived nitrogen is substantially shifted from glutaminolysis to nucleotide biosynthesis during malignant progression of cancer—which might be referred to as a “second” Warburg effect. In this review, address the mechanism and relevance of this metabolic shift of glutamine-derived nitrogen in human cancer. We also examine the clinical potential of anticancer therapies that modulate the metabolic pathways of glutamine-derived nitrogen. This shift may be as important as the shift in carbon metabolism, which has long been known as the Warburg effect.     

From clinical specimens to human cancer preclinical models—a journey the NCI-cell line database—25 years later

The intramural the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and more recently the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center with many different collaborators comprised a complex, multi-disciplinary team that collaborated to generated large, comprehensively annotated, cell-line related research resources which includes associated clinical, and molecular characterization data. This material has been shared in an anonymized fashion to accelerate progress in overcoming lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death across the world. However, this cell line collection also includes a range of other cancers derived from patient-donated specimens that have been remarkably valuable for other types of cancer and disease research. A comprehensive analysis conducted by the NCI Center for Research Strategy of the 278 cell lines reported in the original Journal of Cellular Biochemistry Supplement, documents that these cell lines and related products have since been used in more than 14 000 grants, and 33 207 published scientific reports. This has resulted in over 1.2 million citations using at least one cell line. Many publications involve the use of more than one cell line, to understand the value of the resource collectively rather than individually; this method has resulted in 2.9 million citations. In addition, these cell lines have been linked to 422 clinical trials and cited by 4700 patents through publications. For lung cancer alone, the cell lines have been used in the research cited in the development of over 70 National Comprehensive Cancer Network clinical guidelines. Finally, it must be underscored again, that patient altruism enabled the availability of this invaluable research resource.     

24种鳞毛蕨科植物叶表皮形态特征的研究

该研究利用光学显微镜对鳞毛蕨科24种植物的叶表皮形态特征进行观察。结果表明:(1)24种鳞毛蕨科植物的上表皮细胞形状为长条形或不规则形,垂周壁为深波状或浅波状,下表皮细胞均为无规则形,垂周壁均为深波状;上表皮细胞长宽比在1.5~5.7之间,下表皮细胞长宽比在2.2~3.9之间。(2)在24种鳞毛蕨科植物中共观察到8种气孔器类型,分别为不等细胞型、无规则四细胞型、极细胞型、腋下细胞型、横列型、无规则型、聚腋下细胞型和聚合极细胞型,每种植物具有2~8种气孔器类型,气孔均为下生型,多为椭圆形;气孔的长宽比在1.2~1.8之间,气孔密度在17.4~86.0个/mm~2之间,气孔指数为8.60%~37.4%。(3)通过对24种鳞毛蕨科植物的观察可将其上表皮细胞形状、垂周壁形状、上表皮细胞长宽比、主要气孔器类型及衍生类型等作为叶表皮形态特征的分类依据。(4)根据叶表皮形态特征可将24种鳞毛蕨科植物分为2类:即耳蕨类和鳞毛蕨类。该研究在一定程度上支持秦仁昌分类系统对鳞毛蕨科的划分,为鳞毛蕨科植物的系统分类及演化研究提供基础资料。     

Heterocellular molecular contacts in the mammalian stem cell niche

Adult tissue homeostasis and repair relies on prompt and appropriate intervention by tissue-specific adult stem cells (SCs). SCs have the ability to self-renew; upon appropriate stimulation, they proliferate and give rise to specialized cells. An array of environmental signals is important for maintenance of the SC pool and SC survival, behavior, and fate. Within this special microenvironment, commonly known as the stem cell niche (SCN), SC behavior and fate are regulated by soluble molecules and direct molecular contacts via adhesion molecules providing connections to local supporting cells and the extracellular matrix. Besides the extensively discussed array of soluble molecules, the expression of adhesion molecules and molecular contacts is another fundamental mechanism regulating niche occupancy and SC mobilization upon activation. Some adhesion molecules are differentially expressed and have tissue-specific consequences, likely reflecting the structural differences in niche composition and design, especially the presence or absence of a stromal counterpart. However, the distribution and identity of intercellular molecular contacts for adhesion and adhesion-mediated signaling within stromal and non-stromal SCN have not been thoroughly studied. This review highlights common details or significant differences in cell-to-cell contacts within representative stromal and non-stromal niches that could unveil new standpoints for stem cell biology and therapy.     

Skewing effect of sulprostone on dendritic cell maturation compared with dinoprostone

Background

Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most efficient antigen-presenting cells and act at the center of the immune system owing to their ability to control both immune tolerance and immunity. In cancer immunotherapy, DCs play a key role in the regulation of the immune response against tumors and can be generated ex vivo with different cytokine cocktails. Methods. We evaluated the feasibility of dinoprostone (PGE₂) replacement with the molecular analog sulprostone, in our good manufacturing practice (GMP) protocol for the generation of DC-based cancer vaccine. We characterized the phenotype and the function of DCs matured in the presence of sulprostone as a potential substitute of dinoprostone in the pro-inflammatory maturation cocktail consisting of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) and IL-6. Results. We found that sulprostone invariably reduces the recovery, but does not significantly modify the viability and the purity of DCs. The presence of sulprostone in the maturation cocktail increases the adhesion of single cells and of clusters of DCs to the flask, making them more similar to their immature counterpart in terms of adhesion and spreading proprieties. Moreover, we observed that sulprostone impairs the expression of co-stimulatory molecules and the spontaneous as well as the directed migration capacity of DCs.